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Originally Posted by rice_classic
Always leave your hand on the shifter? I haven't pulled this transmission apart but I've built a few manual transmissions and often times the shifter forks are aluminum and the guide tabs of the fork that sit inside the collar will wear out REALLY fast if you do this. If the shift forks are steel then the wear will be less but conversely they will still wear and worse off could potentially create steal shavings which can shorten the life of the bearings and seals in the transmission. Overly worn shift fork tabs can lead to sloppy/difficult shifting, popping out of gear or the eventual broken shift fork.
I had the same habit when I was younger right up until I rebuilt my first transmission in tech school and once I saw how it all worked I treated my transmission very differently.
back on topic: My shifter rattles to and I really notice it because I have a steel slinky around it (with company logo) so that rattles too when I romp it and it makes a cool clanking noise during shifts.
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So with your transmission experience why is it rattling?